# Alice Springs Airport (ASP / YBAS)

**Alice Springs Airport** (IATA: ASP, ICAO: YBAS) is a medium airport in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia. It opened in 1940. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,438 m (7,999 ft). In 2022 it handled 344 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybas

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ASP / YBAS
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
- Opened: 1940
- Elevation: 545 m / 1,789 ft
- Coordinates: -23.8066, 133.9034
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,438 m / 7,999 ft
- Passengers: 344,191 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+9:30 · Australia/Darwin
- Website: http://www.alicespringsairport.com.au
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Springs_Airport (18 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17606
- Weather station: YBAS · WMO 94326
- Ident: YBAS

## Timeline

- 1940: Alice Springs Airport opens.
- 5 Jan 1977: Connellan air disaster. 5 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 2,438 m / 7,999 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 120° / 300° | yes |
| 17/35 | 1,133 m / 3,717 ft | 18 m / 60 ft | Asphalt | 178° / 358° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 598,749 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 579,752 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 655,245 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 621,069 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 593,510 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 612,174 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 618,494 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 621,412 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 554,544 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 209,233 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 259,548 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 344,191 | Wikidata |

## Routes

6 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (6)

- [TCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ytnk.md) Tennant Creek Airport · Australia · 465 km / 289 mi · Airnorth
- [DRW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypdn.md) Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin · Australia · 1,306 km / 812 mi · QantasLink, Airnorth
- [ADL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypad.md) Adelaide International Airport · Australia · 1,317 km / 818 mi · Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia
- [CNS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybcs.md) Cairns International Airport · Australia · 1,454 km / 903 mi · Airnorth
- [MEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymml.md) Melbourne Airport · Australia · 1,859 km / 1,155 mi · Qantas Airways
- [PER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypph.md) Perth International Airport · Australia · 1,978 km / 1,229 mi · Airnorth

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from ASP, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (4)

- TL [Airnorth](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airnorth) · 4
- QF [Qantas Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qantas-airways) · 2
- QF [QantasLink](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qantaslink) · 1
- VA [Virgin Australia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/virgin-australia) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 344K (2022) | #1,275 of 3,974 | #40 in Oceania | #23 in AU |
| Longest runway | 2,438 m / 7,999 ft | =2,781 of 29,858 | =57 in Oceania | =33 in AU |
| Elevation | 545 m / 1,789 ft | =10,007 of 43,403 | #339 in Oceania | #86 in AU |
| Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =38 in Oceania | =27 in AU |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =62 in Oceania | =33 in AU |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ATIS | ATIS | 115.900 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 118.300 |
| FSS | MELBOURNE CNTR | 119.800 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [YBSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybsp.md) Bond Springs Airport · 33 km / 20 mi
- [YDPW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ydpw.md) Deep Well Airport · 60 km / 37 mi
- [YSTT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ystt.md) Santa Teresa Airport · 60 km / 38 mi
- [YROV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yrov.md) Ross River Airport · 67 km / 41 mi
- [YALM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yalm.md) Allambie Airport · 72 km / 45 mi
- [AU-0345](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0345.md) Hamilton Downs Airstrip · 73 km / 46 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Alice Springs Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alice_Springs_Airport&oldid=1375947935), revision of 21 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybas/data